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How Are Tefillin Connected to the Exodus From Egypt?
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Ever wondered about the deeper meaning behind the daily ritual of wearing Tefillin? It’s more than just a tradition; it’s a direct link to a defining moment in history. Credit: Eyal Goldberg #jewishwisdom #jewishthought #jewishtiktok #jewish #jewishshorts #tefillin #exodus #divine #god #hashem #emunah #faith #jewishfaith #godisgood #hidabroot
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What is the reason we put on tefillin?
Putting on tefillin is a positive
commandment from the Torah whose purpose
is to connect us directly to the holy
one, blessed be he. The tefillin of the
arm correspond to the heart, which
represents emotions, and the tefillin of
the head correspond to the mind, which
represents thoughts. By putting on
tefillin, we connect our thoughts and
emotions directly to the holy one,
blessed be he. It's just like plugging a
plug into a socket to create a
connection between the physical and the
spiritual. The holy one, blessed be he,
commands us in the Torah, "And you shall
bind them as a sign upon your hand, and
they shall be as frontlets between your
eyes." And what is the purpose of this?
So that we remember the Exodus from
Egypt. So how are tefillin connected to
the Exodus from Egypt? The boxes of the
tefillin on the arm and on the head,
there are passages from the Torah that
describe the Exodus from Egypt. Among
them the Shema Yisrael passage, which
reminds us that the holy one, blessed be
he, is one and unique, and that he
redeemed us from Egypt. Now, how many
times are we told to remember the Exodus
from Egypt? Why do we need to remember
it again and again? Before the Exodus
from Egypt, we were simply an ordinary
people, a nation without direction or
purpose.
And after the Exodus from Egypt, thanks
to the kindness that the holy one,
blessed be he, did for us, we
transformed from a nation of slaves into
a chosen people who represent the
creator in this world. That's why we
need to remember the Exodus from Egypt
every single moment, because if the holy
one, blessed be he, had not redeemed us
from Egypt, we would most likely have
remained slaves there. So if you still
haven't put on tefillin, maybe this is a
sign for you, because we were privileged
to be Jews and to receive the Torah of
the holy one, blessed be he.